Patents by Inventor Rick D. Curns

Rick D. Curns has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and method for updating project management scheduling charts
    Patent number: 6901407
    Abstract: A computer system for updating graphic-oriented project management scheduling charts (GOPMSCs) includes an Update Module for linking chart data elements in the GOPMSCs to multiple data elements in one or more data sources, selecting one of the multiple data elements for each chart data element for use in generating updated versions of the GOPMSCs, and generating updated versions of the GOPMSCs using the selected data elements. The chart data elements are linked to the multiple data elements using maps containing information linking the chart data elements to the multiple data elements and information identifying one of the multiple data elements to be used when generating updated versions of the GOPMSCs. The computer system generates updated versions of the GOPMSCs by reading the maps, selecting one of the multiple data elements linked to each chart data element, and generating updated versions of the GOPMSCs using the selected data elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Inventors: Rick D. Curns, Russell Borman
  • System and method for updating project management scheduling charts
    Publication number: 20030066030
    Abstract: A computer system for updating graphic-oriented project management scheduling charts (GOPMSCs) includes an Update Module for linking chart data elements in the GOPMSCs to multiple data elements in one or more data sources, selecting one of the multiple data elements for each chart data element for use in generating updated versions of the GOPMSCs, and generating updated versions of the GOPMSCs using the selected data elements. The chart data elements are linked to the multiple data elements using maps containing information linking the chart data elements to the multiple data elements and information identifying one of the multiple data elements to be used when generating updated versions of the GOPMSCs. The computer system generates updated versions of the GOPMSCs by reading the maps, selecting one of the multiple data elements linked to each chart data element, and generating updated versions of the GOPMSCs using the selected data elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2001
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventors: Rick D. Curns, Russell Borman